| 1 | M. SangaréDefensive midfielder | Lens | 24 | 62▲825.4% | 88▲70.6% |
| 2 | L. SinayokoWinger | Auxerre | 26 | 57▲32.5% | 76▼5.4% |
| 3 | M. FofanaCentre-back | New England Revolution | 28 | 46▲126.4% | 34▼30.1% |
| 4 | K. DoumbiaAttacking midfielder | Stade Brestois 29 | 23 | 44▲82.8% | 82▲5% |
| 5 | Y. SekongoAttacking midfielder | Dunkerque | 22 | 44▲280% | 69▲19.3% |
| 6 | N. DorgelesWinger | Fenerbahçe | 23 | 40▲1% | 53▼14.9% |
| 7 | E. TouréAttacking midfielder | Beşiktaş | 24 | 38▲300% | 54▼25.2% |
| 8 | G. DiakitéDefensive midfielder | Lausanne | 20 | 37 | 47 |
| 9 | B. TraoréDefensive midfielder | Metz | 24 | 34 | 70▲6.9% |
| 10 | M. DiakitéDefensive midfielder | Cadiz | 22 | 34▲75.4% | 64▲1.6% |
| 11 | S. DiarraCentre-forward | Haugesund | 26 | 33▲45.1% | 37▼8.7% |
| 12 | D. GuindoFull-back | Stade Brestois 29 | 23 | 31 | 73 |
| 13 | S. SissokoDefensive midfielder | Cukaricki | 26 | 31▲896.8% | 34▼29.4% |
| 14 | S. DiabatéCentral midfielder | Red Bull Salzburg | 21 | 30 | 45 |
| 15 | A. TraoréDefensive midfielder | Amed | 31 | 29▲115.9% | 26▼41.1% |
| 16 | H. KeïtaCentral midfielder | Kocaelispor | 24 | 27▼18.6% | 47▼22.6% |
| 17 | S. KoïtaWinger | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 26 | 26▲103.9% | 43▲34.9% |
| 18 | O. DiakitéCentral midfielder | West Brom | 25 | 26▲174% | 60▲4% |
| 19 | C. KonatéFull-back | Kifisia | 22 | 26▲5.7% | 40▼34.4% |
| 20 | M. HaïdaraFull-back | Kocaelispor | 33 | 24▼26.9% | 17▼52.8% |
| 21 | M. DiarraCentre-back | Anderlecht | 25 | 24▲2.1% | 50▼34% |
| 22 | B. TouréDefensive midfielder | Manisa F.K. | 34 | 24▲469% | 14▼30.1% |
| 23 | H. TraoréFull-back | Paris FC | 34 | 24▲62.6% | 21▼19.9% |
| 24 | A. TiaAttacking midfielder | Reims | 19 | 23▲294.8% | 64▼4.5% |
| 25 | L. CoulibalyAttacking midfielder | Lecce | 30 | 22▼23.7% | 47▼17.4% |
| 26 | O. DiawaraCentre-forward | SCR Altach | 26 | 21▼34.3% | 39▲24.9% |
| 27 | M. SamassaGoalkeeper | Laval | 36 | 21▼29.5% | 24▼4% |
| 28 | H. TraoréDefensive midfielder | Sarıyer | 29 | 21 | 30▼17.4% |
| 29 | K. KouyatéCentre-back | Antwerp | 29 | 21▲109.9% | 31▼35.3% |
| 30 | M. TraoréCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 31 | 21▼1.9% | 15▼65.4% |
| 31 | M. YeoCentral midfielder | Red Bull Salzburg | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 32 | C. SyllaCentre-forward | Erzurumspor FK | 26 | 20 | 44 |
| 33 | T. DiarraAttacking midfielder | Reims | 23 | 20▲139% | 61▲69.1% |
| 34 | F. DoucouréAttacking midfielder | Le Havre | 25 | 19▼24.8% | 68▲20.8% |
| 35 | M. DoumbiaCentre-forward | Watford | 20 | 18▲150.7% | 67▲6% |
| 36 | R. DonkorDefensive midfielder | New York Red Bulls | 21 | 18▲117.1% | 42▲2.7% |
| 37 | F. DiabatéAttacking midfielder | Kasımpaşa | 30 | 18▼36.4% | 27▼42.4% |
| 38 | I. SissokhoCentral midfielder | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 17▲12.2% | 40▼28.8% |
| 39 | M. DoumbiaCentral midfielder | Al-Ittihad FC | 22 | 16▼47.5% | 53▼6.2% |
| 40 | S. NiakatéCentre-back | SC Braga | 27 | 16▼64.3% | 45▼25.7% |
| 41 | Y. BissoumaDefensive midfielder | Tottenham | 29 | 15▼43.1% | 45▼25.6% |
| 42 | Y. DiarraCentral midfielder | TSV Hartberg | 28 | 15▲1787.5% | 28▼10% |
| 43 | M. SissakoCentral midfielder | IMT Novi Beograd | 25 | 14▲240.5% | 35▼28.7% |
| 44 | M. YalcouyéDefensive midfielder | Swansea | 20 | 14▼1.4% | 65▲96.7% |
| 45 | A. DiengCentral midfielder | Al Ahly | 28 | 13▼66% | 26▼47.7% |
| 46 | I. CoulibalyDefensive midfielder | Lask Linz | 25 | 13▲26.7% | 39▲13.3% |
| 47 | A. DoucouréAttacking midfielder | NEOM | 33 | 12▼69.6% | 15▼66.1% |
| 48 | A. DantéFull-back | Arouca | 25 | 11▼36.5% | 52▼4.6% |
| 49 | A. DiabyFull-back | Grasshoppers | 26 | 11 | 33 |
| 50 | A. TraoréCentre-forward | Gençlerbirliği S.K. | 31 | 11 | 20 |